歌人

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
歌	人
か Grade: 2	じん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かじん [káꜜjìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
(Tokyo) かじん [kàjíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ʑĩɴ]

Noun

歌(か)人(じん) • (kajin)

(Japanese) poet, usually of waka

Derived terms

歌人(かじん)は居(い)ながらにして名所(めいしょ)を知(し)る (kajin wa inagara ni shite meisho o shiru, “a poet knows famous places even without travelling there”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
歌	人
うた Grade: 2	ひと > びと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うたびと [ùtábító] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) うたびと [ùtáꜜbìtò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝta̠bʲito̞]

Noun

歌(うた)人(びと) • (utabito)

a waka poet
(generally) a poet
a singer in bugaku performances
a (talented) singer

See also

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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